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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Thad Wells
League: River Ridge
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PROSPECT
Coleton Beck 6'1" 185 Senior APB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 34.3
2016 National Rank: #1231
2016 State Rank: #25
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 44.3
2017 National Rank: #510
2017 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15
Dynasty National Rank: #3555
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.3
Dynasty Record: 68-81 (26-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 36.7
2016 Points Against Average: 26.1
2016 Differential: +10.6
2016 Wins: #1090 Staunton River (Moneta) (28-20), #1897 Phoebus (Hampton) (26-12), #2398 Heritage (Lynchburg) (24-17), #3085 Brookville (Lynchburg) (63-35), #3554 Pulaski County (Dublin) (17-13), #3612 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (56-34), #6999 Cave Spring (Roanoke) (35-23), #10384 Christiansburg (70-7), #11723 Bassett (48-14), #12169 Carroll County (Hillsville) (52-6)
2016 Losses: #248 Salem (57-21), #3574 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke) (25-14), #4169 Abingdon (48-31), #4517 Giles (Pearisburg) (35-21), #4698 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (45-44)
2016 Opponents W-L: 105-70
Recent State Championships: 2016 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2003 (River Ridge AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 6
Streak List: 11/4/16 Christiansburg (70-7), 11/11/16 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (56-34), 11/18/16 Brookville (Lynchburg) (63-35), 11/25/16 Heritage (Lynchburg) (24-17), 12/3/16 Phoebus (Hampton) (26-12), 12/10/16 Staunton River (Moneta) (28-20)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Giles (Pearisburg), 9/1 Lord Botetourt (Daleville), 9/8 Amherst County (Amherst), 9/15 at Richlands, 9/22 Salem, 9/29 at Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke), 10/6 Cave Spring (Roanoke), 10/13 Pulaski County (Dublin), 10/20 at Hidden Valley (Roanoke), 11/3 at Christiansburg
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (44.2), Amherst County (Amherst) (31.8), Richlands (27.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christiansburg (-9.1), Cave Spring (Roanoke) (4.1), Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke) (13.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3 (18.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2135
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%



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